Basketball Game Preview: St. Charles vs. Great Mills Hornets

After both having extra time off, St. Charles and the Great Mills Hornets will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Charles is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.

Two weeks ago, St. Charles needed a bit of extra time to put away Westlake. They managed a 62-56 win over the Wolverines. Given St. Charles' advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 94th, while Westlake is ranked 215th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Jamari Rogers

Points (Career)

02/18/25 vs Westlake	32
01/15/25 vs Great Mills	28
01/22/25 @ Chopticon	27
02/10/25 vs Thomas Stone	23
01/31/25 @ McDonough	23

Jamari Rogers was his usual excellent self, shooting 65% from the field to rack up 32 points. Those 32 points gave him a new career-high. JoVaughn Green was another key player, going 5-for-8 on his way to 14 points and five boards.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Great Mills). Everything went their way against Chopticon two weeks ago as Great Mills made off with a 79-56 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Hornets have posted against the Braves since January 31, 2020.

Great Mills has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.3 points over those games. St. Charles' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-6.

St. Charles didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Great Mills in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 57-53 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Charles since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.